Matching Pairs Dict Root WordOnline version Match the definition to the correct root word. by Tina Smith 1 predict 2 dictation 3 contradict 4 verdict 5 dictionary 6 edict 7 indictment 8 dictator 9 dictum 10 diction the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury public words issued by an official that explain a law or command a leader who speaks and rules with total power formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken) to say what will happen before it occurs what is written down as someone says it to speak against; to say the opposite a judge's ruling or statement a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined